Jude was walking to the studio the next day when Tommy's tell-tale blue Viper pulled up beside her.

"Hey Cinderella."

Jude gave him a puzzled look.

"Kat dropped your dress off at G Major this morning."

"Oh."

"Hop in, I'll give you a ride."

"Um, okay," she said quietly as she got in the car.

"How have you been? We haven't really talked lately."

"Good I guess. You?"

"Alright I suppose. Ready to record anything today?"

"Yeah, Kwest has it."

"Kwest?"

"Yeah."

"Jude, I'm your producer."

"N..no you're not. Darius told me he fired you from my album."

"What?"

"He said you were a distraction."

Tommy cursed and swerved to the side of the street. "And you let him?"

"There's not much I can do about it Tommy. He's my boss."

"You could have said something!"

"Don't chew my ass just because Darius didn't tell you! This isn't my fault!"
"Whatever," Tommy said as he put the Viper in gear and sped off toward G Major. Once they arrived in the parking lot, Tommy threw it in park and quickly got out of the car.

"Tommy, wait!"

"Jude, I don't want to talk to you, not right now," he said as he stormed into G Major.

Jude sat down on the steps. Didn't he understand that there was nothing she could do? Darius told her Kwest was her new producer this morning, it wasn't like she could change things.

"Hey girl,"Portia said, sitting down beside her.

"Hey," she said sullenly.

"What's wrong," Portia asked, as she looked at Jude's glum face. "Let me guess, Quincy?"

"How'd you know?"

"Girl, you're eighteen now, you can't expect us not to think somethings going to happen."

"He doesn't like me like that Portia. He may have once, but not anymore."

"You keep telling yourself that sweetie. Let's go inside."

"Yeah," Jude said, getting up and walking into G Major. She walked in and was greeted by Kwest.

"Hey, I hear Tommy heard the news."

"Yeah," Jude said as she heard Tommy yelling in Darius's office. She quickly walked into Studio A and threw herself in a chair.

Kwest followed her and began to set up for the day. He watched her slow movements and her green eyes, that threatened the onslaught of tears.

"Jude, this isn't your fault."

"I know. But, Tommy sure thinks it is."

"You know how he is. He overreacts."

"He got thrown off my album Kwest! He acts like it's this big deal, but I know he doesn't care. Why does he have to do this?"

"Why does he have to do what?" Kwest said, gently prying for more details.

"This. He makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong, like everything is my fault. I know he doesn't care, but if he reacts like this, how can he not care?"

"You know Tommy cares about you."

"Yeah, but not the way I want him too! Did you ever hear about my sixteenth birthday, or even my seventeenth for that matter?"

"I heard a few details."

"Both times he told me I had to forget it Kwest! If he cared he wouldn't have done that, and now that I'm finally eighteen, he acts like I'm a child."

"What exactly happened on those two nights anyways?"

"He kissed be on my sixteenth in the alley, and then on my seventeenth-" she trailed off, remembering that day perfectly.

"Sadie and I, we weren't right."

"Why?"

"You know exactly why," he said as he reached over and passionately kissed her.

They continued to kiss, Tommy gently removing her shirt, and that's when Speed walked in, which ended that relationship.

"Oh, well Tommy never told me about your seventeenth."

"Go figure," she scoffed.

"Jude, just talk to him about how you feel."

"It's not that easy. Besides, graduation is a month away, and prom is three days away. After that I'm moving, it doesn't matter anymore."

"When did you decide that?"

"Today."

"Where do you plan on moving?"

"Anywhere. Maybe California."

"Tommy's not going to like that."

"Ya know what Kwest? I don't care what Tommy likes or doesn't like anymore."

"Jeez, Jude, chill."

She sighed and walked into the recording booth, putting her headphones on, for yet another day at the eventful G Major.